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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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